Chapter 235: Forcing People to Do What They Want
The king of Zhenbei was so angry that he just talked nonsense.
Why compare his son with a servant?
Even if Qi Yun did have some offensive behavior, it was harmless, but that lowly servant smashed Qi Yun's head with a tea cup, and he deserved to die.
"Shen Aiqing is a good idea." The emperor nodded, "Qinghuang, what do you think?"
Chu Qinghuang nodded slowly: "I have no objection, I can follow Master Shen's method."
"Father." Chu Tianyin frowned, "How can a servant of the king be punished at the same time as the legitimate son of a prince? I think-"
"You don't need to think about it." The emperor waved his hand, not intending to listen to his thoughts at all, "What does King Zhenbei think?"
Chu Tianyin's expression was stiff, and a gloomy look flashed across his eyes.
Just as King Zhenbei was about to speak, Qi Yun had already spoken: "I am willing to be punished for offending the eldest princess, but after the punishment, please ask the emperor to marry the eldest princess to me."
The emperor's face darkened.
"Qi Yun." Chu Qinghuang turned to look at him with cold and distant eyes, "It's not impossible for you to marry me, as long as you can meet the three requirements I put forward."
When Qi Yun heard that there was something going on, he hurriedly said: "Your Highness, Princess, please speak frankly. As long as I can marry Your Highness, I will die without mercy."
Chu Qinghuang said calmly: "Everyone knows that I am violent and like to whip people. If you can stay in the eldest princess's mansion for half a month and let me whip a hundred whips every day, you will have fulfilled the first requirement. ”
A hundred whips?
King Zhenbei's expression suddenly changed.
"The second request is that there are five servants in my palace. I don't have any requirements on appearance, because any one of them is enough to crush you. It would be difficult for me to ask you to compare your appearance with them." Chu Qing Huang's tone was calm, "As long as you can surpass Qi Ling in martial arts, surpass Wen Zhan in knowledge, surpass Hong Yu in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and surpass Zhong Jin in arithmetic, you will have met my second requirement. standard."
After these words fell, the silence in Yuqian Palace was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Several ministers were strangely silent.
His Majesty the Emperor said nothing, his mood suddenly improved a lot, and he even had the time to pick up the tea cup and take a sip.
King Zhenbei frowned and said coldly: "Your Highness, Princess, isn't this forcing others to do something difficult? One hundred whips a day for half a month, how can Qi Yun survive?"
Whether he can surpass Qi Ling in martial arts and Wen Zhan in knowledge are secondary matters. The first requirement alone is simply impossible to achieve.
A hundred whips? She really speaks her mind.
"Since you can't do it, don't talk shamelessly here." Chu Qinghuang's eyebrows were cold, and his pair of dark pupils were filled with a cold and ruthless luster, "How dare a mere playboy dare to think of me? Who gave you the courage? ?”
"Your Highness, the eldest princess." King Zhenbei said in a deep tone, "Marriage is an important matter ordered by the parents and the matchmaker. As the princess is an emperor's daughter, the emperor should make the decision on marriage. The emperor has not yet spoken, so is it appropriate for the eldest princess to be so tough? "
Chu Qinghuang said coldly: "The king is noble and his ministers are humble. Even if King Zhenbei is named a prince, he is still a minister of the royal family. Is it appropriate to question me so forcefully in front of my father and other ministers?"
King Zhenbei choked and couldn't say a word for a moment.
"Okay." The emperor frowned and announced that the matter was over. "There is no need to argue anymore. Since today's matter was caused by jealousy, I thought there was no need to be serious and we all took a step back. Qinghuang went back to manage the inner house well. Don't If you let these servants be too arrogant, as for Qi Yun, if you are injured, please bandage it properly and don't leave any scars carelessly."
In any case, it is impossible for the King of Zhenbei to agree to let his son be at Qinghuang's disposal. In this case, we can only take a step back.
Qi Yun was unwilling to give in: "Then, Your Royal Highness the Princess——"
"I still need to consider the matter of marriage." The emperor interrupted him, "Please kneel down."
King Zhenbei lowered his eyes to hide the anger in his eyes.
What the third prince said was indeed true. The emperor doted on Chu Qinghuang to the point where he could not distinguish between right and wrong. Chu Qinghuang made a mess in the court, and the atmosphere was completely ruined - a royal princess raised an upright and doted son. , It was simply thrown into the face of the royal family!
Such an emperor has no qualifications to sit on the throne anymore.
"Your Majesty." King Zhenbei said in a deep voice, "Qi Ling is my son. I haven't seen him for many days. I have something to say to him. I hope that Your Majesty will allow Chen and his son to spend half a day alone."
The emperor was about to agree when he suddenly thought of something and looked at Qinghuang: "Qinghuang, what do you think?"
"I'm afraid it won't work." Chu Qinghuang said calmly, "My son was recuperating in the mansion due to poisoning a few days ago. In the military camp, Qi Ling is helping him supervise the training. There is no room for delay in important matters in the military camp."
Qi Yun's expression changed slightly, and he suddenly blurted out: "A humble concubine, a servant of the eldest princess's palace, can actually enter and leave the military camp at will?"
As soon as the words fell, the air condensed.